Feature by Deanna Larson

One day, we won’t need to set aside a month to honor women’s contributions to history, since their accomplishments won’t be considered exceptions. Until then, we’ll wait each year for March to bring new histories and biographies to savor. This year, new books highlight the diverse lives of three exceptional women.ON MADISON AVENUE . . .The Lucky Strike-puffing,...

A first lady in her own way

The sizeable townhouse where Alice Roosevelt Longworth lived and hosted her political salon for decades still stands square and formidable, just off lively Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. It seems a fitting stage for Theodore Roosevelt's daughter, who was nothing if not formidable, and was always happy to be at the center of the action.Alice was a rare bird for her time and place: a truly...